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These Yearbook Photos Show How Smiling Has Evolved Over The Past 100 Years

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7 Reasons You Should Be Paying Close Attention To The Paris Climate Summit

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These Stunning Photos Challenge Traditional Ideas Of What A Woman Should Look Like (NSFW)

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Sprouted Brown Rice With Vegan Chorizo Paella

This wonderfully rich paella makes a nutritious and delicious evening meal- perfect for those cold winter evenings.
Made using Sprouted Brown Rice, it is packed with easily digested nutrients, including fibre, B vitamins & amino acids.



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Sprouted Buckwheat Courgette Bread

Try making this delicious courgette bread, perfect topped with nut butter for breakfast or as snack whenever you get peckish.
It uses Sprouted Buckwheat- an amazing food because it tastes like a grain but is actually gluten and wheat free! What’s more it is sprouted so that is it is bursting with vitality and easily digested nutrients.



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Gnocchi with Belgian Endive, Walnuts and Roasted Paprika Sauce

This was a delicious meal we enjoyed over the weekend. It was quick and easy to make and really great flavors. As a main meal, it was good for 2 people. If served with other side dishes it could go for 4 people.

Serving Size: 2

Ingredients:

• 1 (16 ounce) package prepared gnocchi
• 12 ounces roasted paprikas with juice
• 2 Belgian endive
• 1 small onion
• 1 clove garlic
• 1 cup walnut pieces
• salt and pepper to taste
• 2-3 tablespoons olive oil for cooking

Directions:

1. Place the roasted paprika with the juices, a small onion, chopped, and 1 clove of garlic in a blender and puree.
2. Put the pureed paprika mixture in a medium sauce pan and heat on low- medium heat.
3. In a dry frying pan, toast the walnut pieces.
4. Once the walnuts are toasted, remove from the pan and set aside.
5. Slice the endive lengthwise into quarters, then slice into smaller bite sized pieces.
6. Heat the oil in a large frying pan.
7. When the oil is hot, add the gnocchi and fry until lightly golden brown.
8. When the gnocchi are cooked, add the endive and cook until just wilted- 2 to 3 minutes.
9. Add the walnut pieces and toss well.
10. Serve the gnocchi and endive-walnut mixture in bowls.
11. Drizzle the paprika sauce on top.
12. We enjoyed this meal with a whole grain baguette and a large mixed salad.

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These yummy bruschetta would be perfect for any party or served as an appetizer. They are quick and easy to make and look lovely on a table as well.

Yield: 20-24 slices

Ingredients:

• 1 baguette, sliced
• ½ container non-dairy cream cheese (e.g. Tofutti)
• 2 cups pumpkin puree
• 2 tablespoons maple syrup
• ¼ teaspoon pumpkin pie spice
• pinch salt
• 2-3 organic pears, thinly sliced

Directions:

1. Prepare the pomegranate first.
2. Slice the pomegranate in half and remove the seeds or arils.
3. You can do this either by waking hard on the outside of the shell while holding the pomegranate half over a bowl. Or remove the seeds in a bowl of water. The seeds will drop to the bottom and the other membrane will float so that it is easy to remove.
4. Next prepare the pumpkin spread.
5. Place the pumpkin puree in a medium bowl.
6. Add the maple syrup, pumpkin pie spices and pinch of salt
7. Mix well.
8. Slice the baguette in thin rounds and grill or toast.
9. While the baguette slices are grilling, wash the pears and thinly slice.
10. Spread some of the non-dairy cream cheese on the toasted rounds.
11. Place 2 thin slices of pears on the cream cheese.
12. Add a dollop of the pumpkin spread.
13. Add a few pomegranate arils on top.
14. Optionally you could drizzle balsamic vinegar on top, but we didn’t find it necessary. We really enjoyed these as they were.

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Magical Mushrooms with Polenta

Ground yourself and boost your brain
Mushrooms are excellent for all-round health, especially during the dark winter months, because they contain high levels of vitamin D, which boosts mood, cognitive function, and the immune system. While the mushrooms in this recipe balance the root and brow chakras, the nutmeg and tarragon add a little stimulation to the latter, enhancing your perception and awareness. I have used some dried mushrooms here for the intensity of flavor.

CROWN
BROW
THROAT
HEART
SOLAR PLEXUS
SACRAL
ROOT
 
SERVES 4
 
INGREDIENTS

• 15g dried shiitake mushrooms
• 10g dried wild mushrooms
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 3 shallots, finely chopped
• 2 garlic cloves, crushed
• 2 teaspoons dried tarragon
• 1 teaspoon ground nutmeg
• 100g sliced chestnut mushrooms
• 100g oyster mushrooms, sliced if large
• 50ml unsweetened plant-based milk
• salt and freshly ground black pepper

 
POLENTA

• 400ml unsweetened plantbased milk
• 1 garlic clove, crushed
• 175g gluten-free polenta
• 1 tablespoon olive oil

METHOD

1. Mix together the shiitake and wild mushrooms in a small bowl and cover with freshly boiled water. Set aside for 20 minutes.
 
2. Gently heat the olive oil in a saucepan and add the shallots, garlic, tarragon, and nutmeg. Sauté for about 5 minutes, until soft and tender.
 
3. Strain the soaked mushrooms, reserving the juice. Add the drained mushrooms to the pan with the fresh mushrooms and cook for 5 minutes over a medium heat, stirring well. Turn the heat down and stir in a tablespoon of the mushroom juice and the milk, then simmer gently for a further 5 minutes, adding salt and pepper to taste.
 
4. Now prepare the polenta. Place the milk and garlic in a pan and heat until almost at boiling point. Add the polenta in a steady stream, stirring well with a wooden spoon as you go. Bring to the boil and keep stirring until it reaches a smooth consistency (about 1–2 minutes). Add the olive oil and seasoning.
 
5. Serve on warmed plates with the magical mushrooms on top of the polenta.
 

Recipe taken from The chakra Kitchen book written by Sarah Wilkinson. Come and join us to meet the author on the 1st December at Planet Organic Westbourne Grove.
 

 

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Serves 1
 
INGREDIENTS

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• 1 medium sized Carrot, peeled and grated
• 1 tsp Chia Seeds
• 1 tsp Ground Ginger
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METHOD:
 

• Add all of your ingredients to a pan, excluding the coconut yoghurt and a small amount of grated carrot for topping.
• Stir gently over a medium heat for 5 minutes or so, until the oats have absorbed the liquid, and the carrot has slightly softened. You may at this point wish to add a touch more liquid depending on how you like your porridge – I like it thick and hearty.
• Remove from the heat and stir in your coconut yoghurt before transferring to a bowl.
• Top with a sprinkling of dessicated coconut (and/or coconut flakes if you have them), the remaining raw carrot and if you like some added crunch a few pumpkin seeds work well. If you do like your porridge a tiny bit sweeter you can add a drizzle of honey to finish.

 
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?Winter Quinoa Stew

A hearty warming winter stew using seasonal ingredients – perfect for supper and take the leftovers to work the next day, the flavours improve with time.
INGREDIENTS

•  2 carrots & 2 parsnips, peeled & cut into 2cm chunks
• 1 large onion, peeled and cut into large chunks
• 1 large cinnamon stick, broken into 2 pieces
• 4 star anise
• 3 bay leaves
• 5 tbsp olive oil
• 1 ½  tsp salt
• ½  tsp ground ginger
• ½ tsp turmeric
• ½tsp paprika
• ½ tsp chilli flakes
• 300g sweet potato, peeled and cut into 2 cm chunks
• 100g dried apricots, roughly chopped
• 200 g chickpeas (cooked)
• 350ml water or chickpea liquor
• 170g quinoa
• 260ml vegetable stock

 
METHOD

1. Preheat the oven to 190C. Put carrots, parsnips & onion into a big oven dish. Add cinnamon, star anise, bay leaves, 4 tbsp oil, half a tsp of salt, all the spices and mix.

2. Roast for 15 mins, then add sweet potato, stir and roast for 35 mins more, by which time the veg should have softened but retained its bite.
 
3. Add the apricots, chickpeas and water/ liquor, return to oven for 10 mins.

4. Around 15 mins before the vegetables are ready, prepare the quinoa. Use 1 part quinoa to 2 parts boiling water, simmer in a covered pan on the hob until all the water is absorbed (about 10 mins), rest for 5mins with the lid on the pan.

5. Adjust seasoning in the stew, spoon on top of the quinoa & serve. 

 

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LSA Mix

If you’ve ever lived in Australia, you’ll know they’re mad about LSA Mix
A supplement of ground linseed, sunflower seeds & almonds which can be sprinkled on anything from cereal to yoghurt or porridge and is a fantastic source of vitamins, minerals, fibre and essential omega 3 oils.  
 
Its really easy to make using the nuts and seeds you can refill at Unpackaged. You can make whatever quantity you want, just keep the proportions the same:
 
INGREDIENTS

• 1 cup of linseeds
• 2/3 cup of sunflower seeds
• 1/3 cup of almonds

METHOD
In small batches blend together using a home blender or coffee/ spice grinder (a coffee. spice grinder is the best as you want the linseed as finely ground as possible).

 

 
Its best to grind in small batches so that the blender motor doesn’t overheat or it will damage the oils released by the seeds, also small batches mean it will be super fresh for you to use, preserving as much goodness as possible.
 
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Food That Heals

Our bodies need food, not just to live but also to heal and build themselves. If we ate the right foods and steered clear of all junk we would drastically reduce our chances of becoming seriously ill.
An effective healing process would be constantly at work, nipping small problems in the bud before they spiralled out of control. In my opinion, raw, natural and unprocessed food is the best preventative medicine. 

INFLAMMATION

'Inflammation' means to ignite or set alight. According to Wikipedia, inflammation is part of the complex biological response of our cells to harmful stimuli. Inflammation is generally good in that it is a protective attempt by the organism to remove the stimuli and to start the healing process. However, if it carries on for too long it can compromise the health and functioning of the person. If the overall level of inflammation gets too high, disease is bound to flourish.

Everyday we put foods in our mouths without being, even vaguely, aware of what they are doing to our bodies. Are they promoting the health of our cells and organs or causing an inflammatory process to be set in motion? This is the question we need to ask ourselves every time we eat. We all have varying levels of inflammation in our bodies. Most of the time, these are areas where something has gone wrong and healing needs to take place.

It can be an obvious condition such as an inflamed gut or skin condition. Equally, it can be hidden and insidious such as the beginnings of cancer or brain lesions in MS. Our goal with his way of eating, is to keep the overall level of inflammation in the body to a minimum. We do this by eating anti-inflammatory foods and avoiding those that are pro-inflammatory. In this way we keep the overall level of inflammation in our bodies to a minimum, which helps prevent the formation of disease. 

Foods that heal are anti-inflammatory and have the effect of calming areas of damage and promoting recovery.

My experience with anti-inflammatory foods has been nothing short of incredible. I have discovered foods that make me feel energetic, nourished and improve my symptoms almost immediately! For example, I enjoy including an inch of ginger in my raw juice. Ginger is a potent anti-inflammatory food. It has a certain ‘zing’ to it that gets me going for the day. I can seriously compare it to drinking coffee, only instead of the caffeine high I am on a nutrient high! I feel great after eating unprocessed, natural foods. My favourites are green smoothies, berries, nuts salads and lightly steamed veg.

HEALING FOODS

Many people have been witness to the significant healing impact that an anti-inflammatory diet can have on the prevention and treatment of chronic illnesses such as cancer, autoimmune conditions, heart disease and many others. I get emails every day from people who are amazed at the change they feel after just a few weeks of eating this way.

Their once inflamed cells and tissues have calmed and are now healing. They experience an increase in energy, clearer thinking, improved sleep and a decrease in their symptoms.
It’s all about helping the body decrease inflammation.

At a cellular level, our bodies create both pro-inflammatory and anti-inflammatory chemicals, called “prostaglandins” from nutrients in the food that we eat. Too many pro-inflammatory foods can lead to the production of excessive amounts of pro-inflammatory prostaglandins. Obviously, this fuels your body’s pro-inflammatory response and leads to symptoms.

On a more positive note, when we eat certain nutrients, like omega-3 fatty acids, our bodies produce more anti-inflammatory prostaglandins, which cause a reduction in inflammation.

Essentially, there are two main objectives we are trying to achieve with the Living Lifestyle.

• Avoid foods that are going to trigger an activation of the pro-inflammatory response.
• Include foods that are going to have an anti-inflammatory effect on our bodies. This will help any areas of inflammation to decrease and heal quicker, thus speeding up recovery from annoying and painful symptoms.

These anti-inflammatory foods also help our bodies to function ‘oh so beautifully’ because of the nutrient and fibre content. This prevents and improves conditions such as leaky gut syndrome and chronic gut conditions. It also prevents the development of other serious diseases such as cancer and heart disease, which are the result of chronic inflammation.

But how do we know which foods are anti-inflammatory and which are pro-inflammatory? Some are easy to work out. For instance, we know we should be avoiding gluten, dairy, refined sugar, heated and saturated fats. Others are not so obvious.

The basic rule of thumb is that the less processed and more natural a food is, the more anti-inflammatory it will be. There is also a breakthrough system of working out just how inflammatory a particular food is.

THE INFLAMMATION RATING SYSTEM

Monica Reinegal is a nutritional researcher, IF Rating System in 2006 to help us work out which foods are pro-inflammatory and which are anti-inflammatory. She first introduced the concept of the “IF Rating” in her book, ‘The Inflammation Free Diet Plan‘. She explains the “IF Rating” for each food can be worked out using a number of factors, the primary ones being:

• The amount and type of fat content
• Omega-3 to Omega-6 ratio
• Composition of vitamins, minerals and antioxidants
• Glycaemic load
• Presence of other anti-inflammatory compounds

The discovery of the IF rating has allowed to us, not only, to discover which foods are anti-inflammatory but just how anti-inflammatory they actually are! It's extremely helpful at informing us how foods can actually heal the body. Foods with a positive rating value are considered anti-inflammatory. Foods with a negative rating value are considered pro-inflammatory. If a food scores zero, it means that it’s neutral, neither pro-inflammatory nor anti-inflammatory.

THE BEST AND THE WORST

Here is a quick list of the top anti-inflammatory foods you should embrace, and pro-inflammatory foods that you should avoid:

Top Anti-inflammatory Foods:

• Ginger
• Turmeric
• Sweet Potatoes
• Wild Caught Salmon
• Papaya
• Shiitake Mushrooms
• Broccoli
• Extra-Virgin Olive Oil
• Blueberries
• Peppers & Chillies
• Almonds

 
Top Pro-inflammatory Foods

• Sugar
• Sunflower Oil
• Margarine
• Deep Fried Foods
• Dairy Products
• Red Meat
• Artificial Food additives
• Wheat & Gluten
• Alcohol
• Refined Grains

 
SUMMING IT UP

When we have a wound on the outside of our bodies, it’s easy to be motivated to look after it and reduce the inflammation. Damage inside our bodies, is pretty much the same thing: an inflamed patch of tissue that is causing us pain and discomfort. If only we could see how the food we eat affects inflammation and healing, we would probably be motivated enough to go straight to the kitchen and dispose of anything that would make it worse. However, many of us live blind to the harm that certain foods are doing and we wonder why our symptoms are getting worse when we don’t follow a healthy diet.

Let’s open our eyes and be aware of what we are putting in our mouths every time we eat. Following the Living Lifestyle (link: http://ift.tt/1H045gH) will help you with this process of reducing the inflammation and promoting healing.

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Risotto with Red Kuri Squash and Spinach

This makes a very nice meal. It is light yet filling. Served with a mixed salad and whole grain bread it makes a very satisfying fall dinner.

Serving Size: 4

Ingredients:

• 1 medium red kuri squash (Hokkaido )
• 1 medium onion, chopped
• 1 clove garlic
• 1 cup risotto rice
• 1 yellow bell pepper
• 2 tablespoons oil
• 2 teaspoons vegetable bouillon powder
• 2 cups baby spinach, washed

Directions:

1. Wash the red kuri squash and cut into bite-sized pieces.
2. Discard the stem and seeds (or save the seeds to plant for next years garden).
3. De-seed and cut the yellow bell pepper.
4. Chop the onion and mince the garlic.
5. Heat the oil in a large frying pan.
6. Add the red kuri pieces and sauté until the begin to soften.
7. When the red kuri pieces begin to soften, add the bell pepper pieces and the onions.
8. As the onions become glassy, add the risotto rice
9. Add 2 cups of water and the vegetable bouillon powder.
10. Add the minced garlic.
11. Stir the risotto often.
12. As the rice absorbs the liquid, you will probably need to add 1 more cup of water.
13. When the rice has become soft and the liquid absorbed, add the spinach and gently mix into the risotto.
14. Taste and season with salt and pepper.
15. Once the spinach has wilted the meal is ready to be served.

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